I have the iPhone 4 and it is not updating my software to iOS 5.1, how do I fix it?

I have the iPhone 4 and it is NOT jailbroken or anything, but whenever I try to update it to iOS 5.1 it says it can't connect to a network. When I used my phone, it says there was an error. How do I get it to update?

There are several ways to get iOS on your phone.
In iOS 5.0+, go to Settings<General<Software Update
Connect your phone to iTunes and select "Check for Update". It should prompt you for 5.1
Google for a direct copy of iOS 5.1 for your phone and download it to your computer (it is downloaded from Apple servers, so don't worry about voiding warranty). Restore your phone as normal and hold down Shift (Windows) or Alt (Mac) when clicking restore to specifiy which iOS build you're putting on your phone. You would want to use the 5.1 file you downloaded)
Can you specify the error given?

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